Today's track of the day comes to you from Outside Records artist Sebastien Grainger and The Mountains. The band released their debut self titled album on October 21st. Grainger is best known as the singer and drummer for Canadian dance-punk duo Death From Above 1979. Who Do We Care For? Share:

I forgot how much I loved this guy. Dark atmospheric electronic music will always have a special place in my heart. Odd Nosdam - Fat Hooks Taking indie rock by storm yet again; +/- are back with their fun and dreamy album, Xs on Your Eyes. +/- - Snowblind "It took me years for these words," Bound Stems lead vocalist Bobby Gallivan hollers, "years to admit [...]

Many may know Sebastien Grainger as one half of the Canadian dance-punk duo Death From Above 1979. On October 21st Grainger is set to release his solo effort Sebastien Grainger & The Mountains via Saddle Creek . What may surprise some (and definitely surprised me) is the lack of dance-punk on the album. It's pretty much a straight up rock album (and a solid one to boot). Grainger has toned it down some some and really pushes his (internal) voice through catchy choruses and fuzzed guitars. One thing that sticks out is Grainger's immense musical energy that [...]

photo: Eva Michon When the death knell sounded for Death From Above 1979, we didn't just lose the greatest dance-punk band in Canada (and arguably the world), we gained a pair of awesome splinter projects! Jesse F. Keeler's MSTRKRFT project may have been the most prominent, but his former DFA1979 band mate Sebastien Grainger is set to return with his own project: Sebastien Grainger & The Mountains , and give Keeler a definite run for his money. Grainger's self-titled album is wide screen, less-aggressive progression into soaring [...]

Here are a couple tracks that have been keeping me awake at night...or at least forcing me to listen to them when I wake up. Of Montreal - Nonpareil of Favor -Opening track/pop-glam-freakout from the band's forthcoming, Skeletal Lamping . Sebastien Grainger et les Montagnes - American Names -New solo stuff by the 'idea of a band' from DFA-1979's former drummer/singer. DJ Mehdi - Pocket Piano -Atmospheric piano-based [...]
Sebastien Grainger (ex-Death From Above 1979) joins Saddle Creek Saddle Creek has announced the addition of Sebastien Grainger , ex-singer/drummer of Canadian's beloved dance-punkers Death From Above 1979 , to its roster.